Jeremiah 49:4

Jeremiah 49:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
• New International Version (NIV)Why do you boast of your valleys, boast of your valleys so fruitful? Unfaithful Daughter Ammon, you trust in your riches and say, ‘Who will attack me?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you boast of your valleys, O faithless daughter, who trusted in her treasures, saying, 'Who will come against me?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why do you boast in the valleys, Your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? Who trusted in her treasures, saying, ‘Who will come against me?’

Context of Jeremiah 49:4

2Therefore behold, days are coming” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “when I will sound an alarm of war heard against Rabbah of Ammon! It will become a mound of ruins. Her villages will be burned with fire. Then Israel will dispossess those who dispossessed him.” it is a declaration of Adonai. 3“Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated! Cry, daughters of Rabbah! Wear sackcloth, lament, and run to and fro within the walls, for Malcam will go into captivity together with his priests and princes. Why do you brag about valleys— your flowing valley, faithless daughter? Trusting in your treasures: ‘Who will come against me?’ 5I am about to bring terror on you” —a declaration of my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot— “from all those around you. Each of you will be banished headlong, with no one to gather the fugitives. 6Yet afterward I will restore Ammon’s children from exile.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Jeremiah 49:4 word by word

מַה־תִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙ בָּֽעֲמָקִ֔ים זָ֣ב עִמְקֵ֔ךְ הַבַּ֖ת הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑ה הַבֹּֽטְחָה֙ בְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָ מִ֖י יָב֥וֹא אֵלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore gloriestהָלַלhâlal · to boast: boastH1984
• thou in the valleysעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• thy flowingזוּבzûb · to flow: flowingH2100
• O backslidingשׁוֹבֵבshôbêb · backslidingH7728
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• that trustedבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in her treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• Who shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:4

• Jeremiah 9:23But let one who boasts boast in this: that he understands and knows Me. For I am Adonai who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth. For in these things I delight.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Isaiah 28:1Oy , the proud crown of Ephraim’s drunks! Its glorious beauty is a fading flower, which is at the head of the fertile valleys of those overcome with wine!
• Isaiah 47:7You said, “Forever, I will be the eternal mistress-queen!” You did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.
• Revelation 18:7As she has exalted herself and indulged herself in luxury, so give her the same measure of torment and grief! For in her heart she says, ‘I sit as a queen— I am no widow; I shall never see grief.’
• Jeremiah 3:14“Return, O backsliding children,” declares Adonai. “For I am your Husband. I will choose you—one from a city and two from a clan— and will bring you to Zion.
• Jeremiah 7:24But they did not listen or pay attention. Instead they followed their own counsel, in the stubbornness of their evil heart. They have gone backward and not forward,
• Hosea 4:16For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn cow. Now Adonai will pasture them like a lamb in the open field.
• Jeremiah 48:7For because of your trust in your works and your treasures, you will be captured, too. Chemosh will go into exile, together with his priests and princes.
• Psalms 49:6Why should I fear in evil days? when the iniquity of my deceivers surrounds me?
• Psalms 52:7God will pull you down forever, and snatch you, rip you out of your tent, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• Psalms 62:10Sons of Adam are a vapor, sons of man are an illusion. In balanced scales they go up— altogether they are less than a breath.
• Proverbs 10:15The wealth of a rich man is a strong city. Poverty is the ruin of the poor.
• Ezekiel 28:4By your wisdom and by understanding you have made wealth for yourself and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Direct those who are rich in this present age not to be proud or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God—who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
• Jeremiah 49:16Your terrorism has deceived you, so that your heart is arrogant. You who live in the clefts of the rock, who occupy the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as an eagle’s, I will bring you down from there.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Jeremiah 21:13“Here I am, against you, situated in the valley, a rocky plateau”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“You are saying, ‘Who would come down against us? Who would enter into our lairs?’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Wherefore gloriest thou - Though thy valleys be fruitful, yet glory not in them. Though thou have much political and military power, do not trust in them, nor in the multitude of thy cities; a stronger than thou is coming against thee.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thy flowing valley - The (fertile) valley in which Rabbah was situated. The Septuagint again has: “in the valleys of the Anakim,” as in Jeremiah 47:5 (see the note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The Ammonites relied on their wealth, but it could not keep them safe. The Lord ensured their judgment and future restoration.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. thy flowing valley--rather, "thy valley shall flow," namely with the blood of the slain; in sad contrast to their "valleys" in which they had heretofore "gloried," as flowing with milk and honey [Grotius]. Or else, as Margin, "shall flow away." backsliding--apostate from Jehovah, the God of their father Lot, to Molech. treasures--her resources for resisting the foe. Who shall, &c.--Who can come ... (Jr 21:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:4

• Ammonites
• Confidence
• Pride
• Security
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Ammonite
• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Heir
• Jehoiakim
• Move
• Rise
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings